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High Tide in Hawaii

  • 2003 first published
  • 73 pages
  • 23 editions

Published in 2003, High Tide in Hawaii is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novella by Mary Pope Osborne. Much of the action takes place in Hawaii and Südsee. It deals with tree houses, brothers and sisters, magic and time travel.

20 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 73 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

About High Tide in Hawaii

One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennslyvania, a mysterious tree house appeared in the woods. Eight year old Jack and seven year old sister, Annie, climbed into the tree house. They found out that it was filled with books. Jack and Annie soon discovered that the tree house was magic. It could take them to the places in the books. All they had to do was to point to the picture and wish to go there. While they are gone, no time passes in Frog Creek.Along the way, Jack and Annie dicovered that the tree house belongs to Morgan le Fay. Morgan is a magical librarian of Camelot, the kingdom of King Arthur. She travels through time and space, gathering books. Jack and Annie have many exciting adventures helping Morgan and exloring different times and places. this is from a 9 year old so watch out.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Tree houses
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Hawaii,
  • Magic
  • Time travel,
  • Time travel
  • Time travel, Juvenile fiction
  • Magic, Juvenile fiction
  • Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction
  • Tree houses, Juvenile fiction
  • Hawaii
  • Hawaii, Juvenile fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Tsunamis
  • Hermanos
  • Magia

Quick answers

Who wrote High Tide in Hawaii?

High Tide in Hawaii was written by Mary Pope Osborne and first published in 2003.

What genre is High Tide in Hawaii?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy and Time Travel.

How long is High Tide in Hawaii?

The median edition has 73 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to High Tide in Hawaii?

Readers who like it often enjoy The House of Arden, Hollow City and Outlander.

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